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Asia Pacific
Hong Kong to launch pig vaccination soon
A vaccination programme for pigs against Japanese encephalitis will be launched before summer next year, according to Hong Kong's Director of Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Thomas Chan.
Europe
Proposed European Union livestock-hauling rule doesn't help
A recent study conducted at Texas A&M University could help keep trade simpler between the United States and European Union.
Americas
Maple Leaf Foods' DNA-traceable products to ship next month
Maple Leaf Foods' DNA testing program is ready to go live, with the first products due to ship in early December.
DNA Tracking
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has adopted a method for tracking its pork products with DNA, a safety system that should be adopted by the Canadian meat industry, chief executive Michael McCain said.
USA
No mad cow in tested case
No sign of mad cow disease was found in an animal the Agriculture Department had singled out for followup tests, officials said Tuesday.
Tests show no mad cow, cattle prices rise
An animal suspected of having mad cow disease was given a clean bill of health in a second round of sophisticated testing, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Tuesday after cattle prices soared in expectation of the news.
Senator calls for USDA to ramp up BSE testing program
Wednesday's negative bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) test result was great news for our cattle industry and our consumers, but it is no reason for complacency, said Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) reacting to the news.
Pork sales predicted to shatter records
Keith J. Collins, chief economist at USDA, predicts sales of U.S. pork products will reach $15.1 billion this year, blowing away the $10.6 billion the industry sold in 2003.
Pork producers disappointed with failure to establish voluntary COOL
National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Immediate Past President Jon Caspers today expressed his disappointment that Congress failed to adopt legislation in this session that would have established a voluntary country-of-origin labeling program and applauded Congressional leaders who supported the proposed legislation.
Asia Pacific
Hong Kong to launch pig vaccination soon
A vaccination programme for pigs against Japanese encephalitis will be launched before summer next year, according to Hong Kong's Director of Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Thomas Chan.
Europe
Proposed European Union livestock-hauling rule doesn't help
A recent study conducted at Texas A&M University could help keep trade simpler between the United States and European Union.
Americas
Maple Leaf Foods' DNA-traceable products to ship next month
Maple Leaf Foods' DNA testing program is ready to go live, with the first products due to ship in early December.
DNA Tracking
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has adopted a method for tracking its pork products with DNA, a safety system that should be adopted by the Canadian meat industry, chief executive Michael McCain said.
USA
No mad cow in tested case
No sign of mad cow disease was found in an animal the Agriculture Department had singled out for followup tests, officials said Tuesday.
Tests show no mad cow, cattle prices rise
An animal suspected of having mad cow disease was given a clean bill of health in a second round of sophisticated testing, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Tuesday after cattle prices soared in expectation of the news.
Senator calls for USDA to ramp up BSE testing program
Wednesday's negative bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) test result was great news for our cattle industry and our consumers, but it is no reason for complacency, said Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) reacting to the news.
Pork sales predicted to shatter records
Keith J. Collins, chief economist at USDA, predicts sales of U.S. pork products will reach $15.1 billion this year, blowing away the $10.6 billion the industry sold in 2003.
Pork producers disappointed with failure to establish voluntary COOL
National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Immediate Past President Jon Caspers today expressed his disappointment that Congress failed to adopt legislation in this session that would have established a voluntary country-of-origin labeling program and applauded Congressional leaders who supported the proposed legislation.